The analytical potential energy function of flue gas SO2(X1A1)

Abstract

The equilibrium structure of flue gas SO2 is optimized using the density functional theory (DFT)/B3P86 method and CC-PV5Z basis. The result shows that it has a bent (C2V, X1A1) ground state structure with an angle of 119.1184°. The vibronic frequencies and the force constants are also calculated. Based on the principles of atomic and molecular reaction statics (AMRS), the possible electronic states and reasonable dissociation limits for the ground state of SO2 molecule are determined. The potential functions of SO and O2 are fitted by the modified Murrell—Sorbie+c6 (M-S+c6) potential function and the fitted parameters, the force constants and the spectroscopic constants are obtained, which are all close to the experimental values. The analytic potential energy function of the SO2 (X1A1) molecule is derived using the many-body expansion theory. The contour lines are constructed, which show the static properties of SO2 (X1A1), such as the equilibrium structure, the lowest energies, the most possible reaction channel, etc.